Game changing smartphone app gathers evidence of speeding
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Game changing smartphone app gathers evidence of speeding
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Re: Game changing smartphone app gathers evidence of speeding
#2Of late I have started carrying my phone with video recording already activated on my weekend walks due to the actions of a few motorists, especially down narrow roads where there is barely room for a car and pedestrian to pass safely.
Seeing a car approach at an unreasonable speed I hold up my phone and, miraculously, the car suddenly slows down and makes room for me to pass. Quite impressive really.
Re: Game changing smartphone app gathers evidence of speeding
#3Of late I have started carrying my phone with video recording already activated on my weekend walks due to the actions of a few motorists, especially down narrow roads where there is barely room for a car and pedestrian to pass safely. Seeing a car approach at an unreasonable speed I hold up my phone and, miraculously, the car suddenly slows down and makes room for me to pass. Quite impressive really.
>Seeing a car approach at an unreasonable speed I hold up my phone and, miraculously, the car suddenly slows down and makes room for me to pass. Quite impressive really.
I think that would work the same even if you have not video recording activated, i.e. holding up any coloured rectangle would work as well, the case you need the video is only when it doesn't work.
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#4It's not admissible as evidence so pointless really.
Police equipment is certified as calibrated regularly to prove its accurate. Your phone footage could be anything and no AI is going to change that.
Re: Game changing smartphone app gathers evidence of speeding
#5Of late I have started carrying my phone with video recording already activated on my weekend walks due to the actions of a few motorists, especially down narrow roads where there is barely room for a car and pedestrian to pass safely. Seeing a car approach at an unreasonable speed I hold up my phone and, miraculously, the car suddenly slows down and makes room for me to pass. Quite impressive really.
>Seeing a car approach at an unreasonable speed I hold up my phone and, miraculously, the car suddenly slows down and makes room for me to pass. Quite impressive really. I think that would work the same even if you have not video recording activated, i.e. holding up any coloured rectangle would work as well, the case you need the video is only when it doesn't work.
I may just try the coloured rectangle idea, could be interesting if I am challenged - which has already happened once with the phone.
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#6I’m surprised governments haven’t already made an official app to “democratize” traffic enforcement.
- take a video of someone double parking: fine
- take a video of someone idling their car too long: fine
Once it gets a critical mass (I’d estimate a relatively small usage around 15%) I’d imagine traffic law breaking will go away for the most part.
The inability to know when you might be recorded and consequently fined would lead most to simply stop doing it.
The only other necessary thing would be to increase fines to be more in line with the ability to pay to be a useful deterrent.
Add in a kickback of say 30% to those who report once fine is collected and you’ve just created a highly motivated, distributed and invisible traffic law enforcement apparatus.
There are some technical challenges to be solved, though.
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#7Of late I have started carrying my phone with video recording already activated on my weekend walks due to the actions of a few motorists, especially down narrow roads where there is barely room for a car and pedestrian to pass safely. Seeing a car approach at an unreasonable speed I hold up my phone and, miraculously, the car suddenly slows down and makes room for me to pass. Quite impressive really.
You must be fun at parties.
Re: Game changing smartphone app gathers evidence of speeding
#8I’m surprised governments haven’t already made an official app to “democratize” traffic enforcement. - take a video of someone double parking: fine - take a video of someone idling their car too long: fine Once it gets a critical mass (I’d estimate a relatively small usage around 15%) I’d imagine traffic law breaking will go away for the most part. The inability to know when you might be recorded and consequently fin…
Until before the second to last paragraph, I'm fully with you on this idea.
Especially when using the bike it's very frustrating that there is no (ideally low-friction) way to report people parking on bike lanes.
But I think that something like the 30% kick-back will result in a massive increase of people who will somehow construct issues artificially, just to make more money. IMHO it should be plenty to just provide a simple way to report actual annoyances.
Re: Game changing smartphone app gathers evidence of speeding
#9I’m surprised governments haven’t already made an official app to “democratize” traffic enforcement. - take a video of someone double parking: fine - take a video of someone idling their car too long: fine Once it gets a critical mass (I’d estimate a relatively small usage around 15%) I’d imagine traffic law breaking will go away for the most part. The inability to know when you might be recorded and consequently fin…
A few days ago there's this report about citizens reporting idling trucks in NY: https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/19/nyregion/clean-air-idle-c...
Re: Game changing smartphone app gathers evidence of speeding
#10I’m surprised governments haven’t already made an official app to “democratize” traffic enforcement. - take a video of someone double parking: fine - take a video of someone idling their car too long: fine Once it gets a critical mass (I’d estimate a relatively small usage around 15%) I’d imagine traffic law breaking will go away for the most part. The inability to know when you might be recorded and consequently fin…
Like in Nazi Germany or like Communist East Germany?